St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-27

a hIlCLES OF INCORPORATION.-Kn all
"A men by these presents That we whose
are hereto subscribed associate ourselves
together ior the purpose of forming and organic
ing. and by these presents do hereby form and
organize corporation under title two (2) of chan.
ter thirty-four (3i) Of Statutes of Minnesota -
Tor the purpose aforesaid, and in accordance with
the provisions Of the Statutes in such cases made
ana provided, we adopt and by our signatures
hereto confirm the following Articles of Incorpo-
rationas. well as this declaration in its behalf.
First-The name of this corporation shall bs
The Northwestern Natural Gas, OIL and Mining
Company.
6econd-The general nature of the business to
be carried on shall be the boring or drilling of
wells for obtaining natural gas ana oil, or both
the production, marketing and distributing OF
such gas or OIL by pipe lines. conductors. or other
wise; the construction and maintenance of storage
tanks for either or both the sinking of shafts or
drifts for the mining of coal or other minerals
whether in solution or otherwise; the buying and
selling of either all or such products of nature;
the purchase and selling of real estate incident to
the proper prosecution of such business either or
all OF them; the purchase, selling, building as
erecting all and singular the necessary buildin
retorts, tanks, reservoirs, pipe lines, worl-
contrivances, and the appu~tenancas pertai-...x
such business or any of its branches or incide6taT
thereto one, either and all of them.
Third-The principal place for the transacting
or the Company's business shall be the City of ST.
Paul. County OF Ramsey. State OF Minnesota
Fourth-The time Of the commencement of busi-
ness shall be the l9th day of March, A. d. 1857,
and the period of its existence thirty years from
said 18th day of March, reserving any right to re-
newal now existing by the Statutes or hereafter
enacted.
Fifth-The amount of capital stock shall be five
hundred thousand ($50000O) dollars. Such CAPT
tai stock shall be divided into five thousand
shares Of one hundred (Sl0G) dollars each share;
to be issued and paid for such time and in such
manner as the directors other officers herein
after designated shall direct but always in ac-
cordance with the provisions of law governing the
issue OF stock in corporations.
Sixth-The unsecured Indebtedness of this cor
poration shall never exceed ten thousand (SIO-
OOO) dollars, and the net debt. secured or other
wise, shall never exceed two hundred thousand
(s200000 dollars.
Seventh-The capital stock may be increased in
accordance with the provisions OF law.
Eighth-The names Of the lncorporators form.
ing this corporation and their respective places Of
residence are as follows, to-wit: f. j. CIemingie
Oil City, Pennsylvania; w. G. Hunter, Pittsburg
Pennsylvania; Hugh Brawley ST. Paul, Mime
sofa
Ninth-The following named persons shall con.
stitute the first Board of Directors or officers: f.
j. Clemengie. w. G. Hunter, Hugh BrawIey. who
are hereby selected, agreed upon ana appointed
to manage the affairs of said corporation until
their successors are elected and qualified as pro
vIded by the bylaws, and the first election shall
be at the first annual meeting to be holden at the
office OF the corporation in ST. Paul, on the first
Saturday of January, A. d. 1888, ut 2 O'Clock in
the afternoon, and the said f. ]. Gle mingie shaD
perform the duties of Presiden {, and the said w
q. Hunter shall discharge the duties of Treasurer
until their successors shall be appointed by said
managers and as such officers shall have the
POWSI duu uSreUy dIlHOrlZeQ TO select trOLE
the stockholders any person or persons TO fill any
vacancy arising in their board, either py death on
resignation. And their action in this behalf is
and shall stand for our action confirmed by these
presents.
Tenth-Tbe business of this corporation and the
management OF its affairs shall be vested in their
Board OF Directors, which shall be composed OF
three, as before set forth until the first annual
meeting, but thereafter may consist of three on
more not exceeding nine, as the bylaws shall pro
vide.
Such Board of Directors shall choose from their
number, SO elected, a Pres ident of said CORPORA
ton. They shall appoint Treasurer who shall re
stakeholder OF not less than ten shares and q
Clerk of the Board OF Directors shall be appointed
by the President. And all officers, agents and
servants of said corporation shall be appointed by
the Board OF Directors, ana subject to re movaI by
such board, without hearing or question. And all
things which d duly elected Board of Directors
might lawfully do in, or pertaining, to the bust
ness OF this corporation shall be done BY the said
+. j. Clemlngie, w. q. Hunter and Hugh BraBlev
who are duly constitutes and empowered by US to
assume and manage the business of this corpora
ton until their successors are chosen as afore-
said.
Eleventh-We hereby constitute and appoint P
w. Locke Secretary or Clerk of this corporation
until his successor is duly elected and qualified
and we shall have the custody, under the direc-
ton OF the Board of Directors, and the board of
managers aforesaid. Of the records Of this corpo-
ration.
In witness whereof we, whose names are frsr
above written, have nereunto set our hands and
seals this 18th day of March, A. D. 1887
F. J. CLEMENGIE, [Seu1I
W. 6. HUNTER fSaI1
HUGH BRAWLEY. lSeall
Enacted in presence of:
THOS. NJ. MARSHALL, JR..
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